“Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree. ”
~ Martin Luther
~ Martin Luther
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DR. JAMAL-DOMINIQUE HOPKINS
Dean of Dickerson-Green Theological Seminary Terminal Degree: Ph.D Religions and Theology University of Manchester Master's Degree: M.A. Theology and Biblical Studies Fuller Theological Seminary Office Phone: 803-376-5834 Email: jhopkins@allenuniversity.edu |
Dr. Hopkins is Dean of Dickerson-Green Theological Seminary and regularly teaches in the area of biblical languages and literature. He teaches Old and New Testament Studies, Biblical Hebrew and Greek, and Early Judaism. His scholarly research and publications are in the area of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Qumran Literature, Biblical Hermeneutics and African American Christian Thought. He is the only known person of African Descent to hold a doctorate in the Dead Sea Scrolls. Having worked in ministry in the Church of God in Christ, he currently is an ordained minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
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DR. DANIEL HEMBREE
Assistant Professor of Pastoral Theology, Care and Counseling Terminal Degree: Ph.D. Religion in Society and Personality Northwestern University Master's Degree: Master of Divinity (Pastoral Care and Counseling) Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary Office Phone: 803-376-5718 Email: dhembree@allenuniversity.edu |
Dr. Hembree is an Assistant Professor at Dickerson-Green Theological Seminary and teaches in the area of Pastoral Theology, Care and Counseling. His scholarly research and interest examine the anthropological, psychological and theological dimensions found in traditional African religious thought and culture, and the appropriateness of these resources for the field of pastoral care and counseling with the African American community. Specifically, Dr. Hembree has developed a pastoral counseling method and practice for African American men, drawing upon the spiritual resources and teachings of the Yoruba people of Nigeria, West Africa. Dr. Hembree currently serves as pastor of Bluff Road United Methodist Church in Columbia, SC.
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DR. ALONZO JOHNSON
Associate Professor of Theology Terminal Degree: Ph.D Philosophy (Systematic Theology) Union Theological Seminary Master's Degrees: Master of Divinity Union Theological Seminary Master of Sacred Theology Union Theological Seminary Office Phone: 803-376-5838 Email: ajohnson@allenuniversity.edu |
Dr. Alonzo Johnson is an Associate Professor of Theology at Dickerson-Green Theological Seminary. His teaching and research is in the area of systematic theology, pastoral theology and ethics. He teaches Intro to Christian Theology, Systematic Theology I, Systematic Theology II, Christian Ethics and other related subjects. His writing and scholarly interests include: Holiness-Pentecostalism, African American theology and folk traditions, the life and theology of Howard Thurman, American Christianity, African and Afro-Caribbean Christian traditions. He is the author of Good News for the Disinherited and co-editor of Aint Gonna Lay My Ligion Down. Dr. Johnson serves in leadership in the Church of God in Christ, he is the Pastor of Universal Outreach Church, Irmo, SC, and assistant to the bishop of SC, and he is the Chief Editor and Senior Contributing Author for the Standardized Ordination Curriculum of the Church of God in Christ (November 2019).
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DR. VELMA LOVE
Associate Professor of Religious Studies Terminal Degree: Ph.D Religious Studies Claremont Graduate University Master's Degree: Master of Divinity Union Theological Seminary Office Phone: 803-376-5833 Email: vlove@allenuniversity.edu |
Dr. Love’s area of specialization is sacred texts in society and culture. She teaches courses in biblical studies, divination and oral scriptures, community scriptures & justice narratives, and Africana religious practices. Her research emphasis is on Ifá/Orisha and Dagara traditions of West African origin. The author of Divining the Self: a Study in Yoruba Myth and Human Consciousness (PSU Press, 2012), Dr. Love is a cultural worker, story practitioner, and narrative coach who also focuses on the scholarship of teaching and learning. She practices narrative pedagogy and engaged scholarship that bridges classroom and active community learning. Her research has been supported by the Wabash Center for Teaching Theology & Religion, the Dumbarton Oaks Library, Baylor University Oral History Center, Women of Color Scholars of the United Methodist Church, and the Forum for Theological Exploration.
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DR. AMENTI SUJAI
Adjunct Professor of Dickerson-Green Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Allen University Terminal Degree: Ph.D. Religion and Theological Studies Northwestern University Master's Degree: Master of Theological Studies Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary Office Phone: 803-376-5815 Email: asujai@allenuniversity.edu |
Dr. Amenti Sujai teaches church history at Dickerson-Green Theological Seminary, as well as in the Department of Religion at Allen University.
Dr. Sujai’s research and publications examines theories in the psychology of religion and ethics within the context of church history and across African, African American and European cultures. She is a Licentiate and writer of litanies in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. |
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DR. MAXINE SUMPTER
Adjunct Professor of Dickerson-Green Terminal Degree: Doctor of Ministry Hood Theological Seminary Master's Degree: Master of Arts in Practical Ministry Erskine Theological Seminary Master's Degrees: Master of Divinity United Theological Seminary Master of Education University of South Carolina |
Dr. Sumpter is an adjunct professor of Christian Education and is a certified Christian educator. She has served as an instructor at the Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC), as a professor at the University of South Carolina, and as an adjunct professor at Erskine Theological Seminary. Her theological instruction has been primarily in the areas of Christian Education and Church Growth and Evangelism. She has over 25 years of practical work experience as a Christian educator where she writes curricula and serves as a presenter and consultant to seminaries, congregations, and administrative ministerial bodies across denominational lines.
Dr. Sumpter currently serves as the Director of Christian Education for the Columbia Annual Conference of the AME church. She is an Itinerant Elder and a pastor in the AME church. |
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DR. CHARLES YOUNG
Adjunct Professor of Dickerson-Green Terminal Degree: Doctor of Urban Missions & Ministry Studies Westminster Theological Seminary Master's Degree: Master of Divinity (Pastoral Ministry and Theology) Columbia International University Email: cyoung@allenuniversity.edu |
Dr. Young currently serves as a Presiding Elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Church in South Carolina. Prior to his appointment as Presiding Elder, he pastored AME congregations in Charleston and Columbia. He also served for fifteen years as a professor at Columbia International University where he taught Urban Church Planting, Introduction to the Church and Biblical Preaching.
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MRS. BRITTANI KEATON
Administrative Assistant Office Phone: 803-376-5706 Email: bkeaton@allenuniversity.edu |
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MR. KENNETH JOHNSON
Fellow of Dickerson-Green Theological Seminary |
Kenneth D. Johnson (Ken) is a Fellow of the Dickerson-Green Theological Seminary. He graduated from public schools and attended Harvard University, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Government, with major coursework in philosophy, political philosophy, international relations, urban politics, and religion. Ken is a published author of numerous open letters and statements, and essays about Restorative Justice, the Black Church, youth development and the role of religion and contemporary culture. He is on the editorial board of the political theory, philosophy, and cultural journal, Telos, based in New York City, and was the guest editor for the spring 2018 issue of Telos, number 182, titled, “Martin Luther King, Jr., Fifty Years On.”
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